Thread: About to (maybe) buy my first hotrod. Please school me on 1931 Ford Coupes

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Can you tell me what that front end is that you're referring to so that I can steer away from it as I shop for a car?

MII = mustang two

Originally Posted by Doug427

Can you tell me what that front end is that you're referring to so that I can steer away from it as I shop for a car?

Doug, don't misunderstand, the MII is a good design that will work great. Even the Pinto is a good design that will work well on a lightweight rod, particularly if the builder used a four-banger for prime power. It's just that when people who don't know what they're doing start dinkin' with it and changing it, they destroy the inherent quality of the design and make it into something that it was never intended to be. I have stopped going to amateur car shows because of this. I see stuff that I wouldn't drive down the street, but I can't talk with the owner about it because they get all pissed off and cause a ruckus. They get their feelings hurt and tell me I don't know what I'm talking about because they're embarrassed.

Here's the wikipedia writeup about the car that had the front suspension we're talking about.....
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ford_M...ond_generation)

Here's a perfect example of messing up a good thing........ A good friend of mine came by the house one day to show off his newest purchase, a '56 Ford "Effie" pickup truck. It was probably the prettiest little truck I have ever seen in person and he invited me to drive it. Shiny baby blue paint, 454, 8V-71, two fours, rolled and pleated leather, etc., etc. Lots of "eyeball". Well, I found out on the first turn that whoever put that abomination together failed to include enough positive caster to make the steering wheel return to neutral after the turn and I felt this knot begin to form in my stomach. Imagine shelling out 35 thousand clams for a truck that you have to manually return the steering wheel to neutral following every turn. I never even mentioned the debacle to my friend, lest I bust his bubble, but I really felt sorry for him.

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